Garfield County donations bound for Okla. tornado victims
RIFLE — After a roughly three-week collection period, tornado relief efforts organized by Grady Hazleton of Rifle have culminated in about 19 pallets of locally donated goods traveling to Moore, Okla., which was struck by an EF5 tornado on May 20. …
Read More »Glenwood Hot Springs rolls out red carpet for Miss Strawberry Days
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Sporting the latest fashion trends from local businesses and boutiques, 12 young ladies will rock the runway while vying for the Miss Strawberry Days title and $8,000 in scholarship funds Thursday evening. Sponsored by Bighorn Toy …
Read More »New ice cream and candy shop opens in downtown Glenwood Springs
Sweet Adventures, Glenwood Springs’ newest candy shop and ice cream parlor, is ready to meet the needs of every sort of sweet tooth. More than 100 varieties of colorful bulk candy line the walls, ranging from gumballs to jelly beans. Several tables …
Read More »Strawberry Days kindles sweet memories for Glenwood Springs volunteer
Lorie Beattie Courier’s life is filled with memories of Strawberry Days. As a young girl, she rode her bike and marched with the band in the Strawberry Days parade. Years later, she competed in the Miss Strawberry Days pageant, claiming the title of …
Read More »Glenwood Springs-based Fiberforge hits ‘end of the runway’
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Fiberforge, a local manufacturer of high-tech lightweight thermoplastic parts that once employed more than 60 people and was touted in 2011 as one of the “Colorado Companies to Watch,” has ceased operations. “We have been trying to …
Read More »Glenwood cyclist becomes sole North American distributor for KTM bikes
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Brian Boettcher has gone from riding a top-of-the-line bicycle competitively to being a big part of their distribution not only in the area, but across North America. Boettcher has been named the sole North American distributor for …
Read More »Downtown Market offers panna cotta, Frog & Toad
On Tuesday, Glenwood’s Downtown Market will welcome the fast approaching first day of summer with the creativity and dedicated work of its vendors, musicians and chefs. I was impressed at the first market of the season last Tuesday by the new ideas, …
Read More »Roaring Fork Valley region added 935 jobs last year
The Roaring Fork Valley and surrounding region added about 935 jobs in 2012 as the area slowly continues to recover from the Great Recession. The latest quarterly jobs report released by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment shows that Eagl …
Read More »Ward Gulch fire near Rifle grows to 300 acres
RIFLE — Fire officials battling the Ward Gulch Fire near Rifle Falls State Park kept their fingers crossed Saturday afternoon that the fire lines would continue to hold as 25- to 30-mph winds buffeted the wildfire, and it appears to have worked, at l …
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